To celebrate Vikings Live, we have replaced our Roman alphabet with the runic alphabet used by the Vikings, the Scandinavian ‘Younger Futhark’. The ‘Younger Futhark’ has only 16 letters, so we have used some of the runic letters more than once or combined two runes for one Roman letter.

Free Open Futures family trails

Become a Museum explorer as you take a fascinating journey of
discovery around the Museum. On the way you’ll find some amazing
treasures and experience stories about the history of people from
around the world. There are eight exciting themes to choose from
and each trail takes about 30 to 40 minutes to complete.

Collect your free trail from the Families Desk in the Great
Court at weekends and every day during
Camden school holidays, 10.30–16.30.